Traverse over beautiful Ruderhofferner (up) and "normal route" (i.e. via Alpeiner Ferner to Franz-Senn-hut) down.
Started 14th at Regensburger hut, bivied in upper Ruderhof at ~2780m, ascent 6:30 to 10 o'clock about (early ascent essential because of early rockfall).
Happy conditions because flawless weather after a period of cold and snowfall.

As Thomas describes in his log. If icy this quite steep slope is not for beginners on ski. I have seen pictures of this slope from 1960 where it seemed to be much easier (i.e. there was only snow but no rock). The small glacier has melt a lot the last decades.

Added June 2004: Failed 300m below summit end of May 2004. Too dangerous this time due to much snow this year (avalanches). Seems the small upper glacier has melt a lot the last decadeand has become less steep today.